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Old 05-19-2005, 12:56 AM   #2
whitey4311
Please do not use anything glass for your chams sake. They see their reflection and get stressed and die off quickly. If you want cheap go with a reptarium, they are made of mesh and will last you some time until you can score some money for a good cage. Soon you will want one that cost about 120 bucks or so that is all screen and as large as you need. If your handy and your dad has tools get to work on one and make it yourself. It will be more fun that way. Look around for y posts you can see some pics of mine. Its a bit over the top but you can get soem smaller scale ideas from it.
Remeber to never keep chams in aquariums. It allows for no ventialtion and when you add your lights to the top it will intesify the heat beyond what they can handle.
The cage is the elast of your concern for a new cham owner do your research and look at the lights, supplements, decorations, dripper, mister, food, gut load for your food ect. It is not a cheap hobby man, you may be able to save money on your cage but what I listed will cost you in the hundreds.